I don't have a lot to say about this product, but people keep asking so I thought it was worth bringing up. Another diet product made popular by Dr. Oz, raspberry ketones, are supposed to make your body 'Think it's Thin'. I can tell you after doing my own snooping, that there is very little evidence behind this product (save for a couple of shaky studies using rats) and the claims they make about the sort of weight loss you will see is definitely over the top. On the show they bring up all these examples of people that have taken the product and lost weight, not mentioning a word about the other things these people likely had to do to lose weight (like eating right and exercising). The one thing I was happy to see Dr. Oz mention is that this product is not something you are supposed to stay on forever but is just meant to give you the initial boost.

Based on the evidence behind it, this is not a product I am recommending to anyone. We do not have enough evidence on the potential side effects or if it even works (in people).

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Kate ParkRD, CDE, PTS, MAN, BAScKate is a Registered Dietitian and self proclaimed foodie who studied her Master of Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph. Currently she practices at a Family Health Team in Southern Ontario. Her greatest passion in life is food, so she spends her spare time teaching cooking classes and nutrition courses all over Ontario.